Author: News Desk

The Times says Germany will try to revitalise its immunisation campaign by forcing unvaccinated people to pay for the rapid test results they need to visit hospitals, care homes, bars, restaurants and cinemas.

The i says the Dixie Fire is now California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history having burned an area more than twice the size of New York City.

The Guardian says as Covid cases among children continue to rise in the US due to spread of the Delta variant, experts are urging the federal government to fast-track vaccine approval for those under the age of 12.

The i says three quarters of all adults in the UK have now been double vaccinated against Covid-19, according to official statistics.

The Guardian says the government is coming under pressure to intervene amid concerns that its Covid testing regime for travellers is close to collapse, with thousands failing to be properly tested on their return.

The Times says the snow on the Pyrenees where Esther Dingley disappeared had long melted but for months there was no trace of the missing British hiker.

Algeria’s president announced that 25 soldiers were killed while rescuing citizens from wildfires raging across woods and communities east of the capital.

The Times says David Cameron’s employer secured a £123 million genetic-sequencing contract after the former prime minister lobbied Matt Hancock to attend a genomics conference.

The Guardian says ministers have opened the door to expanding the use of animal testing to ingredients used in cosmetic products for the first time in 23 years, an animal welfare charity has said.

The Sun says: BARACK and Michelle Obama aren’t fans of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s treatment of their families, an expert has claimed.